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29 Cards in this Set
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True or False?
Linnaeus used similarities in structure to determine relationships among organisms. |
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True or False? Streptococcus, a type of bacteria that causes strep throat, is classified in the Kingdom Protista.
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False
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True Or False? When organisms are classified within the same group, it can be assumed that they have a common phylogeny.
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True
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True or False? In a fan diagram, the closer a species is to the outer band, the earlier it appeared in geologic time.
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True
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True or False? A dichotomous Keyes a step-by-step way to identify an organism using a species of paired descriptions.
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True
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True or False? In the name of white oak, Quercus alba, Quercus is the species name
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False
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True or False? A phylum is related to a class as a family is related to an order.
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False
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True or False? Organisms that are similar in structure and form and successfully reproduce among themselves belong to the same family.
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True
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True or False? The greater the number of taxa two organisms have in a common, the more closely related they are.
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True
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True or False? In Aristole's system of classification, animals were classified on the basis of their size and structure.
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False
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The evolutionary history of a species is its?
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Taxonomy
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A system for naming species in which two words are used to name an organism is?
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Binomial nomenclature
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The placing of information or objects into groups based on certain similarities is ?
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Classification
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A heterotrophic eukaryotic associated with the decomposition of dead organisms is a(n)?
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Fungus
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A group of related classes of plants is a?
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Division
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The science of grouping and naming organisms is?
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Taxonomy
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The method used to construct a hypothetical evolutionary tree is?
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Cladistics
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Biologists use _________ to create a cladogram.
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Pedigrees
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Aristole classified animals according to their ________ and ________?
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Habitat and Physical Differences
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Aristole classified plants into three groups based on _____ and _____.
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Siza and structure
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A group of related families?
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Order
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A group of related classes?
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Phylum
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A group of related species?
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Genus
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Eukaryote lacking complex organ systems?
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Protist
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Microscopic, single-celled prokaryotes
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Bacteria
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A group of related phyla?
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Kingdom
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Classify
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Protist
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Classify
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Bacteria
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Classify
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Fungus
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